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Alterações no funcionamento sexual e qualidade da relação amorosa durante o primeiro confinamento da COVID-19
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Em 2020, o mundo foi assolado pela pandemia de COVID-19 que obrigou ao
confinamento e isolamento social em vários países, incluindo Portugal. O objetivo deste estudo
foi avaliar as alterações nas relações sexuais e qualidade da relação amorosa bem como a
correlação entre as duas durante o confinamento. Os participantes preencheram um questionário
que incluía questões sobre a vida sexual, a Sexual Distress Scale-Revisited, o Female Sexual
Function Index, o International Index of Erectile Function adaptados e itens do Perceived
Relationship Quality Components em escalas visuais analógicas para as alterações durante o
confinamento. A amostra (N = 437) foi constituída por pessoas em relações amorosas. Os
resultados mostram que a função sexual, a qualidade da relação e a frequência de alguns
comportamentos sexuais aumentou significativamente, tanto nos homens como nas mulheres.
As alterações na qualidade da relação e na função sexual estiveram positivamente
correlacionadas. Nas mulheres, as alterações na frequência de relações sexuais e no desejo
sexual correlacionaram-se positivamente com as alterações na qualidade da relação. Além
disso, as alterações na frequência e desejo de masturbação, visionamento de pornografia e
cibersexo correlacionaram-se negativamente com as alterações na qualidade da relação nas
mulheres. Nos homens, as alterações nas frequências de masturbação e visionamento de
pornografia correlacionaram-se positivamente com as alterações na frequência dos conflitos
com as parceiras e as alterações na frequência de cibersexo correlacionaram-se negativamente
com as alterações na qualidade da relação. Com este estudo procurou-se contribuir para o corpo
de conhecimentos relativamente aos efeitos do confinamento nos casais.
In 2020, the world was devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic that forced lockdown and social isolation in several countries, including Portugal. The aim of this study is to evaluate changes in sexual intercourse and relationship quality in couples as well as the correlation between them during lockdown. Participants completed a questionnaire that included questions about sex life, the Sexual Distress Scale-Revisited, the Female Sexual Function Index and the International Index of Erectile Function adapted to a visual analogue scale for changes during lockdown. The sample (N = 437) consisted of couples in romantic relationships. The results show that sexual function, relationship quality and frequency of some sexual behaviours increased significantly, in both men and women. Changes in relationship quality and sexual function were positively correlated. In women, changes in the frequency of sexual intercourse and sexual desire were positively correlated with changes in the quality of the relationship. In addition, changes in frequency and desire for masturbation, watching pornography and cybersex were negatively correlated with changes in the quality of intercourse in women. In men, changes in the frequency of masturbation and watching pornography correlated positively with changes in frequency of conflict with partners, and changes in frequency of cybersex were negatively correlated with changes in relationship quality. This study sought to contribute to the body of knowledge regarding the effects of lockdown in couples
In 2020, the world was devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic that forced lockdown and social isolation in several countries, including Portugal. The aim of this study is to evaluate changes in sexual intercourse and relationship quality in couples as well as the correlation between them during lockdown. Participants completed a questionnaire that included questions about sex life, the Sexual Distress Scale-Revisited, the Female Sexual Function Index and the International Index of Erectile Function adapted to a visual analogue scale for changes during lockdown. The sample (N = 437) consisted of couples in romantic relationships. The results show that sexual function, relationship quality and frequency of some sexual behaviours increased significantly, in both men and women. Changes in relationship quality and sexual function were positively correlated. In women, changes in the frequency of sexual intercourse and sexual desire were positively correlated with changes in the quality of the relationship. In addition, changes in frequency and desire for masturbation, watching pornography and cybersex were negatively correlated with changes in the quality of intercourse in women. In men, changes in the frequency of masturbation and watching pornography correlated positively with changes in frequency of conflict with partners, and changes in frequency of cybersex were negatively correlated with changes in relationship quality. This study sought to contribute to the body of knowledge regarding the effects of lockdown in couples
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada no ISPA
– Instituto Universitário para obtenção de grau de
Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia Clínica.
Keywords
COVID-19 Confinamento Vida sexual Função sexual Qualidade da relação amorosa lockdown Sexual life Sexual function Relationship quality